HB1324: A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning elections.
Page last updated: Sunday, April 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM (America/Indianapolis).
General Information
- Stage: Introduced House Bill (H)
- Current Chamber: house
- Origin Chamber: house
- Description: Elections in small cities and towns.
Legislators
Authors (1)
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Actions (2 total)
- Jan 13, 2025, 11:27 AM: First reading: referred to Committee on Elections and Apportionment
- Jan 13, 2025, 11:27 AM: Authored by Representative Criswell
Digest
Repeals provisions concerning municipal elections in small towns located outside Marion County, including provisions that allow for the creation of a town election board. Provides that a municipal election in a certain town or city with a population of less than 3,500 may be held only in an even-numbered year and only at the same time as a primary or general election. Requires the county election board to conduct the elections. Specifies that an officeholder in a municipality whose term was scheduled to expire on November 2, 2027, is entitled to remain in office until a successor is elected on November 7, 2028, qualified, and begins the successor's term on January 1, 2029. Makes conforming amendments.